atl1e_free_ring_resources(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 atl1e_free_ring_resources — the (9) kernel API manual page, bestie edition 🎀

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and it's about one very specific little cleanup function. no cap, she's short but she's important ✨

✨ NAME ✨

atl1e_free_ring_resources — literally the girl whose whole job is Free Tx / RX descriptor Resources 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void atl1e_free_ring_resources (struct atl1e_adapter *adapter );

she takes exactly one argument, returns nothing (void, periodt), and yes bestie that space before the closing paren is iconic and we're keeping it exactly as-is 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • adapter — the board private structure. that's it, that's the whole argument. she just wants her struct atl1e_adapter * and she's happy 🌈

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so what does she actually do? she frees all transmit software resources. that's the entire assignment and she ate 🔥

think of it as the cleanup era — the resources go bye-bye, the ring stuff gets politely released. no drama, no fuss, just free the transmit software resources and move on. obsessed 💖

heads up bestie: this page only tells us about the transmit software resources. it does not spill any extra tea about what else happens, so don't go inventing lore, iykyk 🙈

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the source file lives right here 💀

  • Kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c

and now the whole friend group, all section (9), all in the original order because we do not shuffle the squad 👑

like, that's a full roster. main character energy from every single one of them 💜

🎀 the sign-off 🎀

and that's the page!! it comes from the source path ./drivers/net/ethernet/atheros... and it's dated October 2026, so she's a little time traveler, we love that for her 🦋💫

go free those transmit software resources bestie, slay, and drink some water 💖🌸✨

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